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Emotional DOW trading hindrance! Back to the S&P?

Emotional DOW trading hindrance! Back to the S&P?

Today was a bad day for me to trade.. I didn't feel right, I felt a bit fed up with the whole trading thing. I see periods when I am doing ok and periods when I am doing lousy and altogether, I am not sure if I am making progress or wildly stabbing in the dark. Anyway, back to the DOW today. I went long at 12754 and got stopped at 12736 for a loss of -36. Once again, I went long at the top of the pullback.... Then I read the comment from Stephen McCreedy (thanks for the comments in a

May 21, 2008 No Comments Full Story

Worlds Worst Day Trader – could it be me?

Worlds Worst Day Trader - could it be me?

That's how I'm feeling at the moment! It's funny how the joy of winning doesn't compare with the feeling of depression and despair of losing. I did ok yesterday and today, I lost but I feel much worse today than the joy I experienced yesterday. In fact, I expect to at least be up every day so unless I make a lot of gains, I don't feel any joy or pleasure in my trading winnings. For those that follow my blog, you'll notice that I can't seem to ride those winners well so there is hardly ever an

May 20, 2008 1 Comment Full Story

Up and down the Dow goes!

Up and down the Dow goes!

I came in after work today to find that the market had jumped over 100 points to 13140. I was thinking at this stage that the market had run out of steam.. the peak at 13140 showed negative divergence in both stochastics and MACD charts in the 5 minutes. I waited for a break below 13100 for a short. Anyway, I got in at 13100 and rode it 20 points before closing out at 13080. The stochastics in the 1 min were oversold and I was thinking that they could go up anytime soon. However, 5 mins a

May 19, 2008 No Comments Full Story

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